GRE Word List

CONSANGUINITY

the quality or state of being consanguineous

The meaning of the word consanguinity is the quality or state of being consanguineous.

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remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe